Asia

In November 2015 the pro-democracy NLD (National League for Democracy) won a crushing majority in national elections held in Burma (Myanmar). The NLD, led by, the Nobel laureate and daughter of martyred independence leader Aung San, won almost 80 percent of the contested seats. But it is forced to rule in a system designed by the former...

On Tuesday 19 October, the prime minister of Burma, Khin Nyunt, was
forced out of power by the army’s generals and put under house arrest.
According to government sources, Khin Nyunt was: "Permitted to retire
due to his health situation".